AARP.org is the website for AARP (American Association of Retired Persons), an organization that provides memberships, benefits, discounts, health insurance plan options, and various online resources for members age 50 and older. This page aggregates verified member reviews to help prospective and current members understand real experiences with AARP's services and support.
AARP Reviews
What Shoppers Say About AARP
AARP is rated 1.0 out of 5 by 22 shoppers, with the vast majority of reviews citing severe customer service failures and organizational issues. Shoppers report unresponsive leadership, inability to reach support staff through multiple channels, disappeared website features without explanation or restoration, unfulfilled promises regarding partner benefit assistance, and continued unwanted communications after requesting removal. Additionally, members enrolled in AARP's prescription drug plan (Plan D) express frustration with excessive pre-authorization requirements, unclear medication cost information, and perceived automatic denials of coverage requests.
These complaints suggest systemic problems with responsiveness, transparency, and service delivery across multiple departments. Members who have long-term relationships with the organization report particular disappointment with the decline in service quality. Issues range from basic customer service responsiveness to complex healthcare administration, indicating concerns that span both operational and administrative functions.
Customer Reviews (22)
Sorted by: Most recentI haven't been able to cash in my rewards points for three months straight. I've chatted with support, sent emails, made phone calls, but nothing ever gets resolved. They just don't seem to care about their members. I've been with them for fourteen years but I'm not renewing. They should be embarrassed by how poorly they handle customer service. I think they believe they can get away with bad treatment because their members are seniors.
This organization doesn't stand behind the Medicare products they promote. They push United Health Care coverage, but when you actually need help, they're nowhere to be found. I'm battling cancer and my doctor prescribed a medication to prevent diabetes since I'm already prediabetic, but United Health Care refuses to approve it. My doctor wrote appeal after appeal, adding new information each time, and we got rejected repeatedly. After six months of fighting, we finally got their answer: even though it's on their approved list, they won't cover it for prediabetes prevention. So now I have to wait until diabetes actually develops before they'll help. That means I'll end up with diabetes on top of my four other serious health conditions. United Health Care doesn't care one bit, and when I call this organization, they just refer me back to United. It's a pointless circle. I'm spending time we don't have fighting for approvals that won't come. Why am I paying membership dues for an organization that won't advocate for me?